Hazard of New Fortunes, a — Volume 1 eBook

following: he would be too costly, and would
have too many enemies among his brethren, even if he
would consent to undertake the job. Fulkerson
had a man in mind, an artist, too, who would have
been the very thing if he had been the thing at all.
He had talent enough, and his sort of talent would
reach round the whole situation, but, as Fulkerson
said, he was as many kinds of an ass as he was kinds
of an artist.

PG EDITOR’S BOOKMARKS:

Anticipative homesickness
Any sort of stuff was good
enough to make a preacher out of
Appearance made him doubt
their ability to pay so much
As much of his story as he
meant to tell without prompting
Considerable comfort in holding
him accountable
Extract what consolation lurks
in the irreparable
Flavors not very sharply distinguished
from one another
Handsome pittance
He expected to do the wrong
thing when left to his own devices
Hypothetical difficulty
Never-blooming shrub
Poverty as hopeless as any
in the world
Seeming interested in points
necessarily indifferent to him
Servant of those he loved
Sigh with which ladies recognize
one another’s martyrdom
Sorry he hadn’t asked
more; that’s human nature
That isn’t very old—­or
not so old as it used to be
Tried to be homesick for them,
but failed
Turn to their children’s
opinion with deference
Wish we didn’t always
recognize the facts as we do